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JISC SERVICES LIMITED

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: JISC SERVICES LIMITED

Buyer Address: 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UKK11, BS1 6NB, United Kingdom

Contact Email: chris.hallahan@jisc.ac.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
416666.67 GBP
Published
12 Jan 2026, 11:11
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
22 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Dec 2026, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
80000000 - Education and training services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
OPEN JOURNALS COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Open Journals Collective (OJC) is a new initiative co-designed by libraries, scholars, and nonprofit publishers. It establishes the necessary collaborative infrastructure and governance to support diamond open access journals. Building on more than a decade of experience in nonprofit digital journals publishing, the members of the OJC collectively publish c. 300 diamond open access journals published across AHSS and STEM subjects. Launching in January 2026, the OJC Collections bring together existing journals published by OJC members, including the Open Library of Humanities, UCL Press, LSE Press, Edinburgh Diamond at the University of Edinburgh, Aberdeen University Press, University of Westminster Press, MPub at the University of Michigan Press, eScholarship at the University of California, Stockholm University Press, and others.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

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